Statistics

Mortality

Adult mortality rate in Guatemala (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population).

Year

Male

Female

Both sexes

1990

288

198

244

2000

290

178

233

2011

282

155

216

(WHO,2013)

 

Child mortality

 

1990

2000

2011

Number of under-five deaths

26.000

19.000

14.000

Number of infant deaths

18.000

15.000

11.000

Number of neonatal deaths

10.000

8.000

7.000

(WHO,2013)

 

Malnutrition

Children aged <5 years overweight (by percentage of the population)

Year

Male

Female

Both sexes

1987

3.5

2.2

2.8

2000

No data available

No dta available

8.5

2009

5.3

4.6

4.9

(WHO,2013)

 

Children aged <5 years stunted (by percentage of the population)

Year

Male

Female

Both sexes

1987

64.2

60.1

62.1

2000

No data available

No data available

50.0

2009

48.7

47.3

48.0

(WHO,2013)

 

Children aged <5 years underweight (by percentage of the population)

Year

Male

Female

Both sexes

1987

29.0

26.6

27.8

2000

No data available

No data available

19.6

2009

13.9

12.1

13.0

(WHO,2013)

 

Crime

Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms = 42.0706

Gun violence > Homicides > Firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. = 18.5

Gun violence > Homicides > Non-firearm homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. = 25.4737

Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. = 439.737

Prisoners = 8.307

(Nationmaster, 2011)